Tag: West Indies

Graham Thorpe 1969-2024

11 August 2024 0 comments

Phil Walker pays tribute to the life and career of the great Surrey and England left-hander, an everyman hero touched by magic.

Thorpe in excelsis: Six of the best

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113* (280 balls, 11 fours) England v Australia, Trent Bridge, Third Test, 1993 England, two matches down in the series, […]

My mission statement: Turn England into World Cup winners

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It’s two years since Kent released me but the fire still burns and I’m certainly not hanging up my boots just yet. As a matter of fact, I’ve just been appointed England captain (unofficially). That’s England Over40s, to be precise.

Will Luxton – ready, willing and able

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By Jonathan Doidge WITH THE news that Yorkshire are to part company with head coach Ottis Gibson at the end […]

PACE ISN’T EVERYTHING

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RICHARD CLARKE AKA The Grumbler Richard Clarke on the incomparable Derek Shackleton, who would have turned 100 this week During […]

A Cricket Life Allan Lamb

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The England and Northants legend on switching allegiances and taking on the Windies Interview by Jo Harman A loyal servant: […]

Andrew Flintoff says Top Gear crash caused ‘anxiety, nightmares and flashbacks’

5 August 2024 0 comments

Andrew Flintoff struggled with anxiety, experiencing “nightmares and flashbacks” and was “crying every two minutes” after being seriously hurt in […]

Mark Ramprakash backs Andy Flower to replace Matthew Mott

4 August 2024 0 comments

Former England batter Mark Ramprakash has joined a chorus of past players urging England’s top brass to bring “deep thinker” Andy Flower back into the men’s white-ball set-up following the departure of Matthew Mott.

Irreplaceable Woakes leaves England with real dilemma

4 August 2024 0 comments

The quality of the opposition wasn’t the highest by any means, but there was a maturity in the way England went about their business in their 3-0 whitewash of the West Indies.

England v West Indies player ratings from 3-0 whitewash to hosts

4 August 2024 0 comments

Ben Stokes’ England secured an impressive 3-0 whitewash of the West Indies in their recent series – here we rate all the players from both teams out of 10.

Derek Pringle: Fearsome Mark Wood embodies the need for speed

4 August 2024 0 comments

Derek Pringle relished watching England paceman Mark Wood dismantle the West Indies batting during the third Test at Edgbaston.

Windies star Hayley Matthews sinks Spirit

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August 1, Lord’s, London London Spirit Women 150-5 Welsh Fire Women 151-4 Welsh Fire won by 6 wickets Toss: Welsh […]

Jamie Smith stars in England fightback vs West Indies

28 July 2024 0 comments

After slipping to 54-5 on the morning of day two at Edgbaston, England were staring down the barrel at a sizeable first-innings deficit against a jubilant West Indies.

England’s Joe Root and Jamie Smith turn tables on West Indies

28 July 2024 0 comments

England overcame a difficult first hour against the West Indies at Edgbaston to finish day two firmly on top and strong favourites to secure a 3-0 clean sweep.

Joe’s route to the summit opens up

28 July 2024 0 comments

That’s the thing about Joe Root, you barely notice him, and then you look up at the scoreboard to see he’s 33 years old and an elder statesman of the world game.

England’s Harry Brook and Shoaib Bashir show their class

28 July 2024 0 comments

England’s win at Trent Bridge featured some of the best Test cricket I’ve seen for a long time. West Indies did well to stay in the match after England threw everything at them but in the end Ben Stokes’ side were just too strong.

Great survivor Jason Holder keeps holding on vs England

28 July 2024 0 comments

At 115-5 on day one of the Edgbaston Test, having won the toss and elected to bat first on a placid surface, the West Indies threatened to be blown away as they had been five days earlier in Nottingham.